Unique Collection (page 3)

Agra, India - Fabulous Double-decker camel-drawn wagon
Agra, India - An utterly fabulous Double-decker two camel-drawn wagon, with driver perched on the upper level. Date: 1917

House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine
The House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine. A country beach house, separated from the water by a fortress wall, where Chekhov stayed on a number of occasions

A Maori Fire Alarm, Ohinemutu, New Zealand
A quite spectacular Maori Mounted bell at the Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand - made in memory of Tara-hai-ahia, a well-respected member of the local Maori community

The lifesaving Mermaid of Bognor Regis, Mary Wheatland
Mary Wheatland (1835-1924) - a well known Bognor Regis Character, a woman who hired bathing machines from the east of the pier

Bloemfontein, South Africa - Maitland Street. Date: circa 1904

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses
The old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics

Carling Number 2 Mobile Home - Charles Louvet
A very early prototype mobile home - The Carling Number 2 - designed by French automotive engineer Charles Louvet, photographed in Nice in 1925

Titanic launched at Belfast; Lord and Lady Pirrie
The launch of RMS Titanic, at Belfast on the joint birthday of its builder and his wife, Lord and Lady Pirrie, whose portraits are inset

The Turkish Tom Thumb - Pasha Hayati Hassid. Born 1852 - height 30 inches - weight 34 lbs - spoke seven languages. Introduced to England by Lloyd Forsyth

The Eton Wall Game, 1916
Photograph showing a Wall game between Oppidans and Collegers in progress at Eton College, on St. Andrews Day, 1916. The game employs some of the rules of football

Harry MacDonald - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green
Harry MacDonald at work in his Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1, 000 in 1937

Tapsel gate, St Mary the Virgin, Friston, East Sussex
Tapsel gate of St Mary the Virgin at Friston, East Sussex. These gates, with a central pivot, are designed to keep cattle out of churchyards, and are unique to the county of Sussex. Date: early 1960s

Thibaws state barge, Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar
King Thibaws state barge moored on the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar. Date: circa 1910s

Thatched Cottage, Harlow
A young woman stands outside this unique thatched cottage in Harlow, Essex, England, which is toadstool shaped and reputed to originally date from the 15th century. Date: 1930s

St. Christopher Signpost
SAINT CHRISTOPHER The patron saint of travellers, carrying the Christ child on his shoulders. A unique sign post in Treyford, West Sussex, England Date: 3RD CENTURY

New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall
New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London with its unique Moving Wall opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1956

Rickshaw scene made from used postage stamps, China. Date: circa 1905

Extraordinary array of game and fish with local butcher
A butcher proudly displaying his game and fish ready for Christmas. This photograph was taken in, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. England. Date: circa 1925

Vought-Sikorsky helicopter by G. H. Davis
Hovering death for U-boats: the Vought-Sikorsky helicopter, in use during the Second World War. Details of a unique aircraft joining in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1943

Thomas Pennant - 2
THOMAS PENNANT Antiquary, naturalist and traveller throughout the United Kingdom, whose accounts are a unique source of topographical information. Date: 1726 - 1798

Thomas Pennant - 3
THOMAS PENNANT Antiquary, naturalist and traveller throughout the United Kingdom, whose accounts are a unique source of topographical information. Date: 1726 - 1798

Yemen - A Village - Distinctive Unique Architectural Style Date: circa 1910s

Yemen - Sana a - Minaret of the Grand Mosque and rooftops Date: circa 1910s

New York to San Francisco route - Unusual Locomotive. These were actually fairly common locos for their time period; many North American railroads owned one specifically for the purpose of showing

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913. Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916). Sculpture in bronze. Date: 1913

The Hermit of Maine playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Date 1936 Mar. The Hermit of Maine playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Date 1936 Mar

Australian Fisherwoman
An Australian woman pulls on the rubber wading boots, that fit right over her clothes. They take the place of the housewifes apron in a unique catch-and-cook demonstration! Date: 1940s

Cedar Stump Residence, Oregon, USA Date: circa 1905

Douglas Water Church
The church at Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In the tower is a unique clock, presented to Douglas by Mary, Queen of Scots in 1565. Date: 1960s photo

THE MAGPIE INN PUB
The novel inn sign of The Magpie Inn, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England. This is unique as being one of the few in England which stretches right across a public highway. Date: 1960s

Sicilian Bagpipes Player - A Zampognaro
A Sicilian Zampognaro or pipe-player, holding his massive set of Sicilian bagpipes. Date: circa 1910s

Trackless Trolley Tour - First in California
Balloon Route Excursion - The Scenic Trackless Trolley Trip - 101 miles - one day - one dollar! Visiting 10 Beaches and 8 Cities, paralelling the mountains from Los Angeles to the Ocean

Ice Palace - Montreal, Canada
The Ice Palace erected in the Dominion Square, Montreal, Canada during the Winter Festival of 1885. This extraordinary structure was built out of sixteen thousand blocks of ice three feet four inches

Clock of St Georges Church, Esher, Surrey
A close-up view of part of the clock of St Georges Church in Esher, Surrey. The clock dates from the late 16th or early 17th century

Lear / Nonsense / Eyes
There was a Young Lady whose eyes, were unique as to colour size; When she opened them wide, people all turned aside, And started away in surprise

Heads Up- Tails Down by Howard K. Elcock
An impression of the famous Roulette Room in the Casino at Monte Carlo. Although baccarat and other games of chance are played

Quack Doctor at Work
Dr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications

Carpets on the Street
Walk on these carpets - a unique way of advertising Catesbys Carpets - laying them on the street for shoppers to walk on!

Berkeley Church
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, is unique because the tower (mid 1700s) is separate from the main body of the (Minster) church

An operating theatre with an all female audience
The Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania, a unique college founded by a private enterprise and directed by a committee of female doctors

Female doctors in training
The Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania, a unique college founded by a private enterprise and directed by a committee of female doctors

The New Darracq motor car engine
A unique (and unsuccessful) engine with a single rotating cylindrical sleeve to induct and remove gases. It should have been smooth and silent but was perhaps too wacky to succeed

Trinity Bridge, Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, is a unique 3-sided 14th century bridge

Mile-Stone - Chesterholm
A mile stone at Chesterholm, the site of the Roman fort of Vindolanda. Recent excavations at Vindolanda have discovered a unique set of wooden Roman writing tablets from c.AD100

Wren with Charles II
Fires and blitzes provide a unique opportunity for urban renewal; Christopher Wren shows Charles II his plans for the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire

Pyramid Observatory
Astronomer-priests of Ancient Egypt take advantage of the unique facilities of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) using it as an observatory

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